Wreck of the first US ship to defeat the Royal Navy in home waters before she sank in 1779 [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | November 1, 2018 | James Wood

[C19fan]

British satellite historians claim to have discovered the true location of an iconic American revolutionary ship which defeated the Royal Navy off the Yorkshire coast.

The famous vessel, the USS Bonhomme Richard, was the first US ship to beat the Royal Navy in British waters before she sank on September 24, 1779.

The location of the wreck has long been a mystery, but now a British satellite historian from Harrogate claims to have found it.

Tim Akers, 60, used pioneering satellite radar techniques alongside British satellite firm Merlin Burrows to track down the buried vessel.

[Kickass Conservative]

Chavez was against Illegal Immigration.

Too much Competition for the Union Workers he represented.

My F-I-L worked for the big CA Growers. He knew Chavez personally, even went to his House for Barbecue.

They obviously disagreed on Business since they sat on opposite sides of the Bargaining Table, but they respected each other. They were both Ex Navy, so that may have been part of it.

[laplata]

Thanks for sharing that. We can imagine what Chavez would be saying today.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks DiogenesLamp, I had not yet begun to ping. The prelims to this expedition, as well as interesting topics about John Paul Jones (possibly the only famous mover and shaker of the Revolutionary period of whom a photo exists) are linked in the keywords.

[colorado tanker]

There have been several Bonhomme Richards. There was an Essex Class Carrier that served from WWII to Vietnam. The current Bonhomme Richard is an amphibious assault ship. https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lhd6/Pages/default.aspx

[SunkenCiv]